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1972 This year is marked as a black year in history
due to the use of terrorism entering sport with the massacre of 11 Israel
Athletes by Arab Gunman. Also this is the beginning of the biggest political
scandal in modern times and the start of the Watergate Scandal. On the
other side of the Atlantic a worsening of the problems between the IRA
and the British government see wrongs from both sides and innocent lives
are lost.

Cost of Living 1972

How Much things cost in 1972
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 3.27%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 1020
Average Cost of new house $27,550.00
Average Income per year $11,800.00
Average Monthly Rent $165.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 55 cents
Roxanne Ladies Swimsuit $30.00
Kodak Pocket Camera History $28.00
Wrangler Jeans $12.00
ladies Timex Watch From $30.00

What Events Happened in 1972

11 Israel Athletes
murdered by Arab Gunman at Munich Olympics

Three gunmen open fire at Lod International
Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 26 people and injuring dozens
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